THE Zimbabwe National Army bomb disposal squad and police
successfully detonated a grenade that was found in Bulawayo’s Sunninghill
suburb.
The grenade was found on a road by a man who was walking in
the suburb on Friday. Bulawayo police spokesperson Chief Inspector Precious
Simango yesterday confirmed the incident.
Police suspect that the grenade is from the liberation war
era but it is not known how it found its way onto the road.
“Police and ZNA bomb disposal squad on November 2
successfully detonated a live grenade in Sunninghill suburb. The grenade was
found by a 31-year-old man as he was walking down the street in the suburb.
After discovering the object, he reported the matter to the police who together
with ZNA officers attended the scene and successfully set it off. They removed
the grenade from the scene and detonated it at a nearby bushy area without
injuring anyone,” said Chief Insp Simango.
She said the grenade had its safety pin stuck on its shell
and it was safely detonated.
Chief Insp Simango urged members of the public not to
tamper with objects that they do not know.
“We want to applaud the person who noticed the explosive
and reported it to responsible authorities. We also want to appeal to members
of the public that if they come across alien objects, they should not tamper
with them as some of them might be lethal. We are grateful that the explosive
did not explode on anyone despite being found in a residential area,” said
Chief Insp Simango.
Zimbabwe National Army 1 Infantry Brigade Public Relations
Officer Captain Brian Muchero could not comment on the matter saying he was not
in office.
Four months ago, a grenade was found in Emganwini suburb
and it was believed to have been left during the liberation war.
The explosive was discovered by a builder who was digging
at a house undergoing renovations.
At that time, Cpt Muchero described the explosive as an
M962 fragmentation hand grenade.
He warned the public not to tamper with such objects.
An M962 grenade has a killing radius of about 15 metres and
general blast radius of about 200 metres. Chronicle
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